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The Planet of Junior Brown
A talented teenage pianist overcomes an overbearing mother and stifling teacher to fulfill his musical aspirations.
Director
Clement Virgo
Virgo rose to prominence with his first feature, Rude, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and garnered two Genie nominations. He has also directed the films Poor Boy’s Game and Lie With Me, and hit TV shows such as The Wire, Regenesis and The Listener. He recently produced the show Greenleaf and directed episodes of Empire and Billions. His most recent film, Brother, premiered at TIFF 2022.
Writers
Cameron Bailey., Virginia Hamilton
Cast
Martin Villafana, Lynn Whitfield
Genre
Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
The Film Works